If you're under pressure and just need the red squiggles to disappear quickly, this combination of steps is the most commonly effective "hot fix":
The most direct way to fix this is to point VS Code's Python extension to the virtual environment managed by Poetry. pylance missing imports poetry hot
: Run poetry env info --path in your terminal. Copy the printed path. Open VS Code Settings : Press Ctrl+, or Cmd+, . Search for Extra Paths : Type python.analysis.extraPaths . If you're under pressure and just need the
In VS Code, open the Command Palette ( Ctrl + Shift + P or Cmd + Shift + P ). Open VS Code Settings : Press Ctrl+, or Cmd+,
Copy the base path that contains all your virtual environments (i.e., stop right before the specific project environment name folder). Step 2: Update VS Code Settings In VS Code, open your settings ( Ctrl+, or Cmd+, ). Search for python.venvPath . Paste the base path you copied into this setting.
Poetry typically stores virtual environments in a centralized global folder. Instead of moving your environments, you can explicitly tell Pylance where to look by updating your VS Code configuration.
If your Poetry environment requires environment variables for Pylance to resolve imports (e.g., PYTHONPATH modifications), create a .env file in your project root: